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Chain reaction say 'hollow composite alloy' rails and 'carbonite composite carbon shell'... It doesn't look like proper carbon fibre though (and that would be a bitch to lay up!) so your guess is as good as mine to what it's really made of! 140g though is pretty light... Dave

Looks like a grand day out! You were rather lucky with the weather, especially considering what it was like at Bransgore on the Sunday... Congratulations on succeeding where most people can't be arsed! You, Andrei and everyone should be very proud of what you're achieving. Dave

Just an idea... what about comments for vids? Like in the gallery you can add comments, maybe the same for uploaded vids? Or is that what the video forum's for?...

I used to lock the freewheel tool onto the crank with like a g-clamp type thing then put a big spanner on the tool but at an angle so that you make a wide angle V between the crank arm and the spanner. Place the assembly on the floor with the point of the v (the freewheel) raised off the floor and STAMP on the freewheel! Make sure you have some tough soled shoes on and it should work. Always did for me anyway...

Look in the Yellow Pages for printing shops or similar. There should be loads around, wherever you are. I'm too good to you...

I know... I think the only things left from the Zoot are the front wheel, rear brake pads and rear rim/spokes :$ Ah well money to burn and all that! Is that the Spyder saddle you're talking about? Hadn't come across that before you mentioned it... edit: £60!!! Maybe not...! Dave

What's wrong with the tyres?!

Woop! I can post in here now! Dave

Have you ridden a well set up Zoot? Mine road like an absolute beast! Rather than being a big wheeled BMX it allows a far more 'trialsy' feel to the bike which, being a trials rider, suited me down to the ground! Could out backwheel and sidehop most peeps and still play around with spinny stuff. The Inspired has similar geometry to the Zoot which should work out just right for me. Only problem I'm having is with the tensioner- Because the chainstays are slightly longer I had to add an extra link to the chain and the extra leverage seems to be making the tensioner slacken off regularly. Going to get a nice harsh serrated washer from the wind tunnel tomorrow and see how that goes. Dave

NO!! Buy your own

The seat's actually one of the Selle Italia plastic ones that Pashley used to sell back in the days of the 26Mhz. Still going strong! Was quite tempted to change it for a Shadow Consipracy slim or maybe an urban camo Funn... We'll see. Cheers for the comments guys, haven't actually ridden it yet so will update once I've had a play! Dave

Nope, no luck. Ah well, cheers for trying! And damn you for being able to upload your test.mpeg...

I'm currently running 18/13 which is harder than my proper trials bike (Monty 20") but feels about right for trialsy moves as well as allowing you to get moving a bit when needed. Dave edit: that's with 160mm cranks mind you.

Ok, so I may have to go on a ride with Danny Mac and offer to have his babies. I know it's a physical impossibility but a guy can dream!! Excellent vid and well worth the money. Many thanks! Dave

Here we go Now, the question is... do I get one of these urban camo funn seats or just leave it as is...? Dave

Picked up my Inspired frame yesterday so here she is Big thanks to Adam and everyone at TartyBikes for sorting me out! Quick spec: Inspired Fourplay frame Echo Control '07 forks sprayed white Symtra ReSyStem Easton EA30 high bars Onza Zoot front wheel with Tioga Comp III tyre 2.125 Echo 07 singlespeed rear hub with tensioner on Onza rim and DMR Moto RT 2.2 Echo Forged cranks, Gu bash and Eno freewheel El cheapo seatpost and Pashley MHz (Selle Italia) plastic saddle HS33 rear with Onza Citrus pas and customised Threshold booster Hope Trial fron disc, 160 rotor. Comments welcome. Dave

That's the one. Tried it in Firefox and IE7 and no luck with either. Same error for both.

I'll have pics of mine tomorrow morning. It's half built at the mo... Dave Actually, the frame on TartyBikes actually is my frame... it came with some stickers already on it as shown in their pics

Agreed. I started riding my 24" with a pair of Maxxis High Roller's which are awesome for trials but just too slow and sticky for more streety stuff. I'm currently running a DMR Moto on the rear and a tioga comp III on the front which are working quite well at the moment. However, what's the point in asking what tyres people used if you're not going to get a bike for years? Meh.

It won't let me upload a vid with an .mpg or .mpeg extension... even though others have added theirs. Any ideas? Dave

Started riding trials when I was about 15, now 25...

Bought. Look forward to watching this

The brake itself is plenty strong enough hold-wise. However, the design of the lever blades is not strong enough for trials and the blade will eventually fatigue and snap if left alone. I changed them immediately to Hope Trials and put the Magura's on my XC bike. On that bike they also seem to go strange when left unused for a while and require regular re-bedding in. Dave

A chain can never be too short for trials (provided you can actually connect it together of course...)

Are you sure you can't remove a complete link from the chain? That would help lots if you could... It's really designed to look like that when in use.